The Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers will renew acquaintances in the EIHL Playoff final after scoring easy victories over the Coventry Blaze and Cardiff Devils respectively, in front of a sold out crowd at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham.
The Steelers continued their brilliant season with a 5-2 win over an in form Cardiff Devils side which puts them into the playoff final for the second time in two years and hands them a chance to regain the trophy they won 12 months ago.
Meanwhile the Panthers seem to have hit form at the right time. After sweeping aside the Manchester Phoenix in the Quarter Finals, they pushed the Coventry Blaze aside with equal ease, eventually progressing passed the Blaze, 6-2.
In what is undoubtedly one of the biggest rivalries in British ice hockey, the sides will meet tomorrow in front of a capacity crowd once again for the chance to lift the playoff trophy.
